[rednek]

As an avid bicyclist, I ride 6k+ miles a year on the road and a few more off road on a mountain bike. You wouldn't believe the Walmart bikes that I see with wheels that are so out of true that wont hardly roll or have collapsed and look like a taco wrapped around the front forks. It is absolutely amazing the "crap" that rolls out the front door of Walmart and is called a bicycle.

When I see someone on a Walmart bike that is not assembled properly, I advise them of a local bike shop that can put it together correctly for $50. The usual response is "I only paid $79 for the bike". You get what you paid for!!! I paid more for my helmet than these morons paid for the whole bike!!!!

Out of curiosity I went to my local Walmart last summer to see who was assembling the bikes. My local store had 2 Mexican kids that spoke little Engish assembling bikes on a contract basis for $6 per bike! Nuff said!!!!

regards - red

[beaversmom]

My brother worked for a contract company at K-Mart assembling products including bicycles. He made very little money because his pay was based on how much you put together. He put the products together carefully so his pay was always low. He had to quit.

[rebel_yell2]

After reading what some, but not I, would conclude is a "racist rant," I have to ask:

1. How do you know the assemblers were Mexican?

2. How do you know that they were working on contract basis as opposed to being hourly employees?

3. How do you know that they were being paid $6.00 per bike?

4. Even if you can provide reasonable answers to 1,2 and 3, how do you know that this is a representative sample of what you can find at Walmart as opposed to your sample of 1?

"Nuff said" indeed.

[AppyPappy]

The last time I went to a bike store, they carried nothing under $500. I'm still riding my $200 10 speed I bought 20 years ago.

[deport]

You ever ride the Hotter'N Hell Hundred?